Capt. Brad Arleth of the Spokane Police Department said that it is not uncommon for officers to forget to turn on their body cameras. The Captain went on to say:

“Officers assumed Davis was armed based on previous bulletins from Nevada that said Davis was wanted for unlawful possession of a firearm, assault and shooting at a vehicle. The bulletin also mentioned Davis was a suspect in a homicide and that the weapon in that homicide had not been found.”

A 9mm gun was found in Davis’s vehicle upon the shooting.

On Dec. 5, 2017 prosecutors determined that the shooting was justified and decided not to press charges against Seitz. Prosecutors said it was,

“Reasonable for Officer Seitz to use deadly force, because Davis presented a serious and immediate threat,”

the prosecutors added,

“There is no indication Officer Seitz acted out of malice or lacked a good faith belief in the correctness of his actions. Therefore, no criminal liability attaches and no criminal charges will be filed against Officer Seitz.”

The other passenger of the vehicle that ran and got away was arrested a few days later. In October Davis posted a $75,000 bail.

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today_is_the_day

May 14

They "threatened to shoot him. It was then that cops say (he) charged at (them)" The available body camera video shows him moving away for cover and being shot. "Seitz never turned his body camera on" Sure. This one is a cover up. And not just the missing body camera video.

Rail Car Fan

Apr 10

If it were only legal, "Badge Bully" Officer Seitz's punishment for murdering the unarmed innocent victim should be "Summary Execution". Rail Car Fan